December 27, 1948 – November 4, 2025 Stephen J. Barry was beloved by family and friends. His sudden death took him to heaven on November 4, 2025. He was born on December 27, 1948 in Manhattan to New York Police Department Lieutenant Edward Barry and Mary Mills Barry. Stephen was predeceased by his parents and his husband, Edmundo Duran. He is survived by his brothers Monsignor Edward Barry of the Bronx, New York, and James of Brandon, Florida, and sisters Eileen Updyke of Duncannon, Pennsylvania, and Kathy Barry of Las Vegas, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Stephen earned a journalism degree at State University of New York, Oneonta. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army stationed in Korea. Later, he worked for United Way in Maine. He worked at Just Desserts in San Francisco. He

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